Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle

JL Wadham, JR Hawkings, L Tarasov… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The cycling of carbon on Earth exerts a fundamental influence upon the greenhouse gas
content of the atmosphere, and hence global climate over millennia. Until recently, ice …

[HTML][HTML] Fjords as aquatic critical zones (ACZs)

TS Bianchi, S Arndt, WEN Austin, DI Benn… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the land-ocean aquatic continuum, commonly defined as the interface, or
transition zone, between terrestrial ecosystems and the open ocean, has undergone …

Framing and context of the report

N Abram, JP Gattuso, A Prakash, L Cheng… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body
for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular …

[HTML][HTML] How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, T Dunse, A Hodson… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Freshwater discharge from glaciers is increasing across the Arctic in response to
anthropogenic climate change, which raises questions about the potential downstream …

Non-linear response of summertime marine productivity to increased meltwater discharge around Greenland

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, TJ Browning, L Meire… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is thought to enhance marine
productivity by adding bioessential iron and silicic acid to coastal waters. However …

Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Future evolution of Greenland's marine‐terminating outlet glaciers

GA Catania, LA Stearns, TA Moon… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) has increased over the last two decades in
response to changes in global climate, motivating the scientific community to question how …

[HTML][HTML] Greenland liquid water discharge from 1958 through 2019

KD Mankoff, B Noël, X Fettweis… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Greenland runoff, from ice mass loss and increasing rainfall, is increasing. That runoff, as
discharge, impacts the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the adjacent fjords …

Glacier retreat alters downstream fjord ecosystem structure and function in Greenland

L Meire, ML Paulsen, P Meire, S Rysgaard… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is accelerating, with glaciers shifting from marine to
land termination and potential consequences for fjord ecosystems downstream. Monthly …

Nutrient release to oceans from buoyancy-driven upwelling at Greenland tidewater glaciers

MR Cape, F Straneo, N Beaird, RM Bundy… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The discharge of nutrient-rich meltwater from the Greenland Ice Sheet has emerged as a
potentially important contributor to regional marine primary production and nutrient cycling …